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Google's evil stock split — Count me in with Robert Cyran: there's something a little evil about the way that Google is splitting its stock, and in so doing creating a whole new class of non-voting shares. — There's a long history of such things: they were outlawed in the 1920s …

iCloud's First Six Months: The Developers Weigh In — On October 12th, 2011, iCloud launched to millions of iOS users impatiently waiting to start getting their devices to sync with Apple's new platform, which CEO Tim Cook went on to call the company's next big insight for the next decade.

Spotify Launches Brand Apps — Apps Coming Soon From AT&T, McDonald's, Intel and Reebok — Mega-brands will soon be able to recommend your next Spotify playlist. — The music-streaming service will add apps from the likes of AT&T, McDonald's, Intel and Reebok over the coming months …

A Message About CISPA — More than 845 million people trust Facebook with their information, and maintaining that trust is at the core of everything we do. Keeping the site secure to protect our users and their information requires a combination of technological innovations …

Apple releases Flashback removal tool — Coming on the heels of its Thursday Java update, Apple has released a separate program to remove the so-called Flashback trojan that has affected over 600,000 Macs worldwide. — Apple on Friday released version 1.0 of its “Flashback malware removal tool” …

Netflix To Open Source Army of Cloud Monkeys — Netflix is getting ready to unleash its Simian Army. — The online movie rental company uses a troupe of cloud software — it calls the programs “monkeys” — that poke and prod its online applications and keeps the web site and its services humming along.

Amazon-owned Audible: Hey authors, want $20 million? — The Amazon-owned digital audiobooks site Audible.com is launching a new program, “Audible Author Services,” that pays audiobook authors $1 per sale through Audible.com, Audible.co.uk, and iTunes, out of a $20 million fund.